The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in collaboration with the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Minnehaha County, city of Sioux Falls and the city of Brandon, will hold an open house from 6 to 7 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, April 30, at the Brandon Valley Intermediate School (201 W. Park Street) to receive public input on the Maple/Park Street ? Veterans Parkway to Highway 11 Corridor Study.

Effective at 1 p.m. CDT, April 25, 2019, Spring Load Limit Restrictions will be removed from the road segments shown in the table below.

BX Civil and Construction will begin ADA upgrades on Highway 11 through Brandon on Monday, April 30, 2019.

According to the South Dakota Department of Transportation, repair work will begin on Deadwood Avenue on Thursday, April 25.

PIERRE, S.D. ? Governor Kristi Noem?s commitment to secure broadband for South Dakota?s next generation and beyond is moving forward with the posting of a Request for Application for the $5 million grant money commitment to launch South Dakota?s broadband development program, Connect South Dakota.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation says crews are closing three of the five lanes on Highway 14 and installing traffic control creating a two-way traffic situation today.

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture?s Wildland Fire Division and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks are planning to ignite the Angostura State Recreation Area prescribed fire as conditions allow on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

The American School Counselor Association has announced Dakota Prairie Elementary in Brookings as a Recognized ASCA Model Program. The school will be honored at a recognition ceremony at ASCA?s annual conference in Boston in July.

The South Dakota Board of Vocational Rehabilitation, Board of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Statewide Independent Living Council are now accepting nominations for the 2019 Governor?s Awards.

On Tuesday morning, April 23, Department of Transportation bridge maintenance staff will be doing routine inspections of the I-29 and I-90 interchange bridges.

Mara Mohr, a fifth grade student at Parker Elementary School, is the winner of the 2019 South Dakota Arbor Day Poster Contest.

FAULKTON, S.D. ? One person died and another person was injured Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash that happened west of Faulkton.

In conjunction with Earth Day, Governor Kristi Noem today announced that Johnson Farms of Frankfort has been selected for the 2019 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award.

AKASKA, S.D. ? A Selby, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Thursday night in a one-vehicle crash north of Akaska.

PIERRE, S.D. ? Once again this year, a Governor?s Proclamation is being used to remind motorists of all ages that being safe drivers not only protects them, but others.

AKASKA, S.D. ? A 55-year-old man died Thursday night in a one-vehicle crash that occurred north of Akaska.

It?s been just over 100 days since I took office, and in that time, we?ve made some real progress. I signed 222 bills into law, met with hundreds of South Dakotans, and hit all four corners of the state to listen to peoples? priorities and share some of mine.

The South Dakota State Historical Society will recognize three individuals and two organizations with Governor?s Awards for History for their efforts in preserving state history.

Reede Construction will begin work on the intersection of Highway 37 (Dakota Avenue) and Highway 14 in Huron on Monday, April 22.

Inmate Robert Murray, age 67, passed away April 17 in a comfort care setting at the Jameson Annex to the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls following an illness.